Private Project

The Middle

some people are eating their lunch at a table, it's like around them is a battlefield.

Monarchy, Chaos, Threat, Lack of Gay-Rights, Deception, Absolute Consumerism, and getting lost between different Cultures and living in a Region with a Shadow of War.

  • Soheil Soheili
    Director
  • Soheil Soheili
    Writer
  • Esmail Gorji
    Writer
  • Sepehr Soheili
    Producer
  • Ebrahim Azizi
    Key Cast
  • Pavan Afsar
    Key Cast
  • Javad Ghasemloo
    Key Cast
  • Ramtin Houshmand
    Key Cast
  • Marjan Khaksari
    Key Cast
  • Tara Vafakhah
    Key Cast
  • Ramtin Fard Pakdel
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 59 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 20, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    1,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Country of Filming:
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Language:
    Persian
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - soureh
Director Biography - Soheil Soheili

Soheil Soheili is an actor and director who was born in 20/2/1988.
He graduated in theater directing course. He is director of The Middle (2020)[short film] and assistant director of Ava (2017) film which is directed by Sadaf Foroughi.
He is also a member of Ballon Theater Group who performed Vertigo theater in Hafez Hall Theater.

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Director Statement

Monarchy, Chaos, Threat, Lack of Gay-Rights, Deception, Absolute Consumerism and getting lost between different Cultures and living in a Region with a Shadow of War, results in a Society 1. That has lost touch with the sense of Normality/2. That chooses immigration as a pathway to pursue a normal life.
"The Middle" is a metaphorical movie, in that I tried to crystalize different ideas with the help of visual and behavioral elements.
The core Idea of the script is narrated by a little girl sitting at a table.
She finds herself next to other people, each a representative of a Generation and its Intellect, dining like a family at a table.
Although, the primary dish, that symbolizes wealth which is their absolute right, never gets eaten.
She invites us to her world of dolls, peaceful and free. A world without gendered borders to love.
She decides to change her world and continues the pursuit of a better one.